Archive - August 2017

Every day you hear tips and tricks to ensuring the safety behind your personal information. While many of these offers and promotions are advertising a safety service, at Bank of Louisiana, we believe you can handle the majority of these precautions yourself! See what steps you’ll need to take in order to best prepare for your financial future. We’ll be there to help you every step of the way and guide you in how not to get hacked.
DO: Store your passwords in a secure app like Read More

Minimizing your debt can always seem like a mountain of to-do lists. With various recurring payments, differing interest rates, and due dates that never seem to end, if you feel overwhelmed, you’re not alone.
While having a credit card or other outstanding debt isn’t a situation anyone wants to find themselves in, a surprising 38.1% of American households carry credit card debt. Couple that with a total household debt average of $134,643.00 and the idea of debt starts to seem Read More

Sometimes the best intentions can lend themselves to producing the worst results. While many friends and family members may offer quick solutions to your financial anguish, often times, the best education is understanding those lessons first hand. At Bank of Louisiana we’d like to showcase several of the most common pieces of money advice we hear, and what you can do to remedy these particular miscommunications.
Bad Advice #1: You have to go to college to get a decent job.
While a college Read More

When you and your sweetheart set your budget each month, there are a variety of factors at play. Where can you get the best deals on groceries? How many date nights will you have each week? Do the kids have any sporting activities that require new equipment? At Bank of Louisiana, we recognize that everyone’s budget is different. No matter which categories you enjoy most, we’d love to showcase some great examples to help you find extra ways to save, and better identify which costs are Read More

Like many Generation X’ers we grew into adulthood alongside this viral diet books, which showcased the epitome of dieting in the late 2000’s. Now a decade or two later, there are still some relevant tips and tricks we’re excited to share here. See how Bank of Louisiana can help you switch up your spending, by eating THIS instead of THAT, to put some extra bang in your buck.
EAT Dried Beans NOT Canned Beans: While many Americans are using canned beans as a pantry Read More